Message topic Title The Grace of God
editWhat is Grace? Grace is God unmerited favour, that is, doing good for us that we do not deserve. Do you know that one of the things that increase grace in your life is the knowledge of the word? The moment you start stagnant in the knowledge of the word your grace is stagnant. Read the bible, buy book that contain the knowledge of the word, you knowledge is what makes you relevant in life, in whatever you are doing in life, even till tomorrow, get the word and get grace.
The word of God (Genesis 1:1-3) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. God use is word to create the universe.
(John 1:1-4) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
(2 peter 1:2) Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, The grace of God can be increase through the knowledge of the word, If your prayer is not centered on the word is not very effective, God said I honor my word above my name, use the word of God in everything you do in life.
(2 thimoty 2:1) Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Some one can fall short of grace, see what happen,
(Hebrews 12:15) Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
(1 Peter 5:10) But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. All this Grace one God whole them all The G in grace is GOD, when you remove you are running a race, and when you remove the race you are ace that gambling game that cannot be won.
(2 Corinthians 9:8) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
(Galatians 2:9) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
(Psalm 45:2) Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Put your Name on top of Zechariah Zechariah 4:6-7) Then he answered and speake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shouting, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Mountain is any problem that says, you cannot become what God say you will become.
(Hebrews 4:16) Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
(Ecclesiastes 9:11) I have see many things under the sun, the fastest runner does not always win the race, and the strongest worries does not always win the battle, the wise men sometime go hungry, and the skillful men are not necessary welding, and those who are educated does not live a successful life, it all decided by chance, by be in the right place, at the right time. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
(Luke 2:40) And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
(2 Timothy 2:1) Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Grace can be destroy, and what is the thing that destroyed grace? 1 pride, every blessing attract pride 2 Wrong associations, the people you move with are they good people? 3 Rebellion to spiritual Authority, read the story of Korah Numbers 16 :1-50, you find out what happen to people that rebel against the spiritual authority, (Ephesians 6:1-4) Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 4 Wrong destiny words and statement destroy grace, mind how you talk, don’t talk base on circumstances that you see, talk by faith and address the things you see, and speak of those things that are not as if they are. 5 Sin black the access of grace 6 Ingratitude 7 Unfulfilled and broken vow (ecclesiater 5:4)
Father blessing to a son
How did father bless a son
1 obedient you receive blessing
2 disobedient you receive curse
Genesis 49:1-4) And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
(Malachi 4:6) And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
(Proverbs 20:20) Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Sin of the father
(Lamentation 5:7)
Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
Let take the last two scripture Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Revelation 22:21) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.